El Salvador — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1939–2025 · 81 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
El Salvador's central government expenditure reading was 25.3% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 23.9% of GDP in 2024 was +1.32 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 22.6% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2009–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.3 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 23.9 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 21.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 22.7 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 24.9 % of GDP |
12 earlier values, back to 2009
| 2020 | 29.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 20.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 20.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 19.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 18.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 18.2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 18.1 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 20.4 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 18.4 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 20.3 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 19.6 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 21.1 % of GDP |